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 Creams for Getting Rid of Dry Skin: A Movie Star's
Advice
Author: Therese Higgins
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Let me tell you a quick story.
There is a certain movie star from the olden days that I have
always idolized. Several years ago, before the glut of fan magazines
like People and Us, etc., you had to read about famous people
in publications like Look and Life magazines. When a featured
story about this lady was published, and included her so called
"beauty secrets" I devoured the article and was quick
to adopt her advice on creams for getting rid of dry skin.
You may be surprised to know
that she didn't use expensive creams for getting rid of dry skin.
And she didn't recommend any "fancy" (back then) natural
topical creams for dry skin. She used petroleum jelly. And she
used it after her bath or shower, combined with the water left
on her skin from deliberately not toweling off. Her advice had
such a folksy, "down home" feel to it, and since her
looks were always described as "wholesome" I thought
her advice had to be sound.
Looking back on it now its fairly
laughable. A beautiful, wealthy movie star with a stable full
of make up artists, cosmeticians and lighting experts at her
disposal and she chooses to use a product made from the same
substance that produces gasoline! |
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It would seem that this movie
star wasn't the only one who thought that it was ok to use petroleum
jelly on your skin. For a very long time, manufacturers of creams
for getting rid of dry skin have continued to use mineral oil,
aka, liquid paraffin, paraffin wax, and petrolatum in their products.
And while they do give you soft skin in the short run, in the
long they clog your pores, prevent your skin from "breathing"
and make it difficult for your skin to eliminate toxins...which
it was designed to naturally do.
As consumers, we're making an
effort to move away from old style thinking and are becoming
more educated about what goes into our skin care products. Fortunately,
we are beginning to realize that creams for getting rid of dry
skin are only going to be effective in a healthy way, if they
are made from natural ingredients. It won't be long before we
demand that companies make only natural topical creams for dry
skin, and stop making products that are loaded with synthetic
chemicals, like parabens, alcohol, dioxane and chemically-produced
fragrances.
Some of the best, healthiest
creams for getting rid of dry skin that I have found contain
ingredients that are 100% natural, like avocado and macadamia
oil. These are rich, natural oils that are safely absorbed into
your skin and give you soothing, long-lasting relief from dry
skin. And you can feel confident applying these natural topical
creams for dry skin knowing that they are as safe as if you ate
them.
And while we're at it, soft skin
shouldn't be your only concern when choosing skin care products
with natural ingredients. Besides moisturizing your skin, its
important to treat and repair the damage that comes from getting
older and being exposed to wind and sun.
Natural ingredients like Vitamine
E, exotic kelp ( phytessence wakame), keratin (Cynergy TK) and
CoQ10 (Nano-Lipobelle H-EQ10) which are found in the best natural
topical creams for dry skin will also go to work at at your skin's
cellular level to boost your natural production of collagen and
elastins. So not only will your skin be moist and soft, but it
will be firm and youthful.
The moral of my story: Don't
believe everything your favorite movie star tells you. These
famous people have lots of professionals on hand to make them
look young and beautiful. Any beauty advice they hand out, such
as the best creams for getting rid of dry skin, has to be examined
with an educated eye. And now that you know all this, the best
natural topical creams for dry skin will be yours with some smart
comparison shopping. You can take it from me...even though I'm
not a movie star.
Therese Higgins - http://www.positively-radiant.com - "There
are many reasons why you must be careful when choosing creams
for getting rid of dry skin, but there's one which as to rank
as the most important of them all..."
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